Cuspidor.



PATENTED DC. 22, 1903.-

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PATENT OFFICE.'v

SAMUEL FISHER, OF BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO JOHNE. HINDMAN, OF BUTLER, PENNSYLVANIA.

CUSPIDOR.v

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 747,877, dated December 22, 1903.

Application tiled July l, 1903. Serial No. 163,882. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that'l, SAMUEL FISHER, a c itizen of the United States of America, residing at Butler, in the county of Butler and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cuspidors, of which the following is a specification, reference being had therein to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to certain new and useful improvements in cuspidors, and more particularly to that class of cuspidor-s which are employed upon railway-cars and the like, and has for its object to provide a cuspidor which may be placed in the door of the car, adjacent to the seats thereof, means being provided whereby the cuspidor may be opened and closed, as desired. l

Another object of my invention is to providea cuspidor which may be secured to the floor of a railway-car, means being provided whereby the cuspidor may be locked in a closed or opened position, as it is desired.

Briey described, my improved cuspidor comprises a casing which is secured in the door of-a railway-car between the seats, an aperture being provided in said casing, and mounted within said casing is a lid or slide the same is not in use, andin said casing is mounted means whereby the lid may be opened or closed and locked in either position, as is desired.

In describing the invention in detail reference is had to the accompanying drawings,- forming a part of this specification, and wherein like numerals of referenceindicate like parts throughout the several views, in which- A Figure 1 is a top plan view of my improved cuspidor, showing the same applied to a car. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional View of a cuspidor.v Fig. 3 is a bottom plan view, and Fig. 4 is a section on-the line 4 4 of Fig. 3.

To put my invention into practice, I employ an oblong casing 1, having formed integral therewith the lugs 2, whereby the casing may be secured within the iioor 3 of the car 4. This cuspidor is adapted to be located adjacent tothe seats of a car and in a convenient position whereby it may be readily reached by the persons occupying the seat. Within the top 5 of the casing 1 I provide the circular opening 6, and in horizontal alinement with said opening I provide a slot- 7, through which the'button or lever 8 is adapted to project. The one end of the casing, as indicated by reference-numeral 9, has

a base or bottom 10, which is cut away, as indicated at 11, said`cut-away portion hav- 6o ing the enlarged ends 12 and 14, which form shoulders 15, 16, and 17, the portion between the enlarged ends 12 and 14 of the cut-away portion forming a neck 18. To support the base or bottom 10, I employ the partition 19, which has a slot 20 formed therein. Directly beneath the top 5 of the casing and through said slot is adapted to pass the lido r slide 2l, which when in theclosed position, as indicated in Fig. 2 of the drawings, abuts 7c against the shoulder 22, formed in the forward end of `the casing 1. The lid or slide extends rearwardly a sufficient distance to close the slot 7, and through lid or slide passes the pin 8, having a knob 23 formed on 75 its projecting end, while the other end thereof carries a double pawl 24, and between this pawl 24 and the lid orslide 21 is the washer or spacer 2,5, which supports the shaft or pin 23 and allows the same to be rotated.

When the lid or slide is in the closed position, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3- of the drawings, the pawl 24 is adapted to be positioned within the cut-away portion 11, as illustrated in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and when it is de- 85 sired to open the lid the button 23 is rotated until the pawlv24 is placed in alinement with the neck. 18, when the same may be passed therethrough, as illustrated in dotted lines in Fig. 3 of the drawings, and upon the pawl 24 9o passing through this neck the same being rotated again locks behind shoulder 17, whereby the slide or lid is looked in an open position. When the lid is locked in a closed position, the double pawl engages the shoulders 95 15 and 16, thus preventing the lid from being opened until the pawl is rotated, whereby the same may pass through neck 18. To assist the user of the cuspidor in closing the f lid, I providea spring 26, t-he one end of which coo is attached to the partition 19, as indicated at 27, while the other end thereof is secured to the rear end of the lid 2l, as indicated at 28. To hold the double pawl in its different posi tions and prevent same from rotating, I provide a spring 29, the one end of which is connected to the partition 19, as indicated at 30, While the other end thereof is secured to the one end of the double pawl 24, as indicated at 3l. Upon the other end of the pawl and attached thereto, as indicated at 32, I provide a spring 33, the other end of which is attached to the lid, as indicated at 34. It will thus be seen that these springs will have a tendency to hold the double pawl in any of the positions to which it is placed by the operator.

While I have herein shown and described my improved cnspidor as applicable to railway-cars and the like, it is obvious that the same maybe readily used in vehicles of any description, and I may also make the casing of any desired shape or size, whereby a euspidor is presented which will be extremely neat and occupy comparatively small space as compared to those heretofore used. It will also be seen that by the construction of myimproved cuspidor the same will be comparatively inexpensive to manufacture, strong and durable, and highly efficient to the usages to which it is applied, and while I have herein shown the preferred form of cuspidor` as employed by' me it will be noted that slight changes may be made in the details of construction without departing from the general spirit of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

l. A cuspidor of the above-described character comprising a casing, a portion of said 'casing having a hase, the top of said casing having an aperture formed therein, the top of said casing having a slot formed therein in longitudinal alinement with said aperture, the base of said casing being cut away, forming shoulders within said base, a slide mounted within said casing, a pin carried by said slide, the upper end of which is adapted to project through the slot formed in the top of the casing, a double pawl secured to the lower end of said pin, said pawl adapted to operate in the cut-away portion of the base of the casing, means carried within said casing whereby the pawl may be locked in any desired position, substantially as described.

2. A cnspidor of the above-described character comprising a casing, a portion of said casing having a base, the top ot` said casing having an aperture formed therein, the top ofA said casing having a slot formed therein in longitudinal alinelnent with said aperture, the base of said casing being cut awaytoform shoulders within said base, a slide mounted within said casing, a pin carried by said slide, the upper end of which is adapted to project through the slot formed in the top of the casing, a double pawl secured to the lower end of said pin, said pawl adapted to be rotated within the cut-away portion oi the base,means carried within said casing whereby the pawl maybe locked in any desired position, means for securing the casing to the door of a vehicle or car, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

SAMUEL FISHER.

Witnesses: CHAs. A. ENsMINGE-R, J. K. KELLY. 

